Government
Skowhegan has a Council-Manager form of government, with a Town Manager and a Board of Selectmen. There are 5 selectmen, each serving 3-year terms. Joy Mase is the current Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and Newell Graf is the current Vice Chairman. Betty Austin, Donald Lowe, and Steven Spaulding serve as the other three Selectmen. Graf and Lowe's terms expire in 2012, Mase and Austin's terms expire in 2013, and Spaulding's term expire in 2014.
The Board of Selectmen holds a public meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at which all citizens are welcome to attend.
The Selectman manages the Town of Skowhegan with the help of a Town Manager, a position currently held by John Doucette.
Skowhegan has a total of 13 departments:
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